Top 1

• Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ashburn vs. Bickford
  
  Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark misplays the ball. That's an error on Dark. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hamner vs. Bickford
  
  Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson fields the ball and throws to Bickford covering. Safe. Ashburn moves to second. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Waitkus vs. Bickford
  
  Waitkus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ashburn scores. Hamner moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Phillies, 1 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Ennis vs. Bickford
  
  Ennis hits a fly ball into left field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 1 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Nicholson vs. Bickford
  
  Nicholson hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 1 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Jones vs. Bickford
  
  Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Phillies, 1 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stanky vs. Meyer
  
  Stanky hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 1 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dark vs. Meyer
  
  Dark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Phillies, 1 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Torgeson vs. Meyer
  
  There goes Dark. The throw from Wagner and he is safe. Dark steals second. View Play 
• Phillies, 1 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Torgeson vs. Meyer
  
  Torgeson hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dark moves to third. View Play 
• Phillies, 1 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Elliott vs. Meyer
  
  Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Phillies, 1 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Miller vs. Bickford
  
  Miller hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 1 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wagner vs. Bickford
  
  Wagner hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 1 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Meyer vs. Bickford
  
  Meyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Phillies, 1 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Ashburn vs. Bickford
  
  Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Phillies, 1 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Russell vs. Meyer
  
  Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 1 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Reiser vs. Meyer
  
  Reiser hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 1 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Holmes vs. Meyer
  
  Holmes hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Phillies, 1 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hamner vs. Bickford
  
  Hamner hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 1 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Waitkus vs. Bickford
  
  Waitkus hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ennis vs. Bickford
  
  Ennis hits a popup, foul, towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nicholson vs. Bickford
  
  Nicholson strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Salkeld vs. Meyer
  
  Salkeld hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bickford vs. Meyer
  
  Bickford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Meyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Salkeld moves to second. View Play 
• Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Stanky vs. Meyer
  
  Stanky takes first base on ball four. Salkeld moves to third. Bickford moves to second. View Play 
• Phillies, 2 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Dark vs. Meyer
  
  Dark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Salkeld scores. Bickford moves to third. Stanky moves to second. View Play 
• Phillies, 2 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Torgeson vs. Meyer
  
  Torgeson hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Wagner juggles the ball. That's an error on Wagner. Bickford scores. Stanky moves to third. Dark moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Phillies, 2 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Elliott vs. Meyer
  
  Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones juggles the ball. That's an error on Jones. Stanky scores. Dark moves to third. Torgeson moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Phillies, 2 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Russell vs. Meyer
  
  Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miller fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Dark scores. Torgeson moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Phillies, 2 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Reiser vs. Meyer
  
  Reiser strikes out. View Play 

Top 4

• Phillies, 2 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jones vs. Bickford
  
  Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 2 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Miller vs. Bickford
  
  Miller hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 2 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wagner vs. Bickford
  
  Wagner is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Phillies, 2 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Holmes vs. Meyer
  
  Holmes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Phillies, 2 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Salkeld vs. Meyer
  
  Salkeld hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nicholson. Salkeld reaches second base with a double. Holmes moves to third. View Play 
• Phillies, 2 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Bickford vs. Meyer
  
  Bickford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Holmes scores. Salkeld scores. View Play 
• Phillies, 2 - Braves, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Stanky vs. Meyer
  
  Stanky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bickford moves to second. View Play 
• Phillies, 2 - Braves, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Dark vs. Meyer
  
  Dark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bickford scores. Stanky moves to third. Dark moves to second. View Play 
• Phillies, 2 - Braves, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Torgeson vs. Donnelly
  
  Blix Donnelly now pitching.
  
  Torgeson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stanky scores. Dark scores. Torgeson moves to second. View Play 
• Phillies, 2 - Braves, 9
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Elliott vs. Donnelly
  
  There's a wild pitch. Torgeson moves to third. View Play 
• Phillies, 2 - Braves, 9
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Elliott vs. Donnelly
  
  Elliott strikes out. View Play 
• Phillies, 2 - Braves, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Russell vs. Donnelly
  
  Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Torgeson scores. View Play 
• Phillies, 2 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Reiser vs. Donnelly
  
  Reiser takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Phillies, 2 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Holmes vs. Donnelly
  
  Holmes hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Phillies, 2 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mayo vs. Bickford
  
  Jackie Mayo pinch hits for Blix Donnelly.
  
  Mayo is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Phillies, 2 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ashburn vs. Bickford
  
  Ashburn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Phillies, 2 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hamner vs. Bickford
  
  Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ashburn moves to second. View Play 
• Phillies, 2 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Waitkus vs. Bickford
  
  Waitkus is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Phillies, 2 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Salkeld vs. Bicknell
  
  Charlie Bicknell now pitching.
  
  Salkeld takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Phillies, 2 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bickford vs. Bicknell
  
  Bickford bunts towards the mound. Bicknell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first, with Miller covering - double play. View Play 
• Phillies, 2 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stanky vs. Bicknell
  
  Stanky hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Phillies, 2 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ennis vs. Bickford
  
  Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Dark. Ennis moves to second. View Play 
• Phillies, 2 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Nicholson vs. Bickford
  
  Nicholson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 2 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Jones vs. Bickford
  
  Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 2 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Miller vs. Bickford
  
  Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Phillies, 2 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dark vs. Bicknell
  
  Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 2 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Torgeson vs. Bicknell
  
  Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Torgeson for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 2 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Elliott vs. Bicknell
  
  Elliott hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Phillies, 2 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wagner vs. Bickford
  
  Wagner hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 2 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bicknell vs. Bickford
  
  Bicknell strikes out. View Play 
• Phillies, 2 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ashburn vs. Bickford
  
  Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Phillies, 2 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hamner vs. Bickford
  
  Hamner hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Phillies, 2 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Russell vs. Bicknell
  
  Russell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops it up and throws to first, with Bicknell covering, for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 2 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Reiser vs. Bicknell
  
  Reiser takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Phillies, 2 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Holmes vs. Bicknell
  
  Holmes is hit by the pitch. Reiser moves to second. View Play 
• Phillies, 2 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Salkeld vs. Bicknell
  
  Salkeld hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nicholson throws the ball in to Hamner who tags Salkeld trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Reiser scores. Holmes moves to third. View Play 
• Phillies, 2 - Braves, 11
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Bickford vs. Bicknell
  
  Bickford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Bicknell, and towards Jones, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Phillies, 2 - Braves, 11
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Waitkus vs. Bickford
  
  Sibby Sisti now playing second base. Connie Ryan now playing third base.
  
  Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sisti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 2 - Braves, 11
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ennis vs. Bickford
  
  Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ryan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Phillies, 2 - Braves, 11
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Nicholson vs. Bickford
  
  Nicholson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ennis moves to second. View Play 
• Phillies, 2 - Braves, 11
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Jones vs. Bickford
  
  Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 2 - Braves, 11
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Miller vs. Bickford
  
  Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Phillies, 2 - Braves, 11
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sisti vs. Bicknell
  
  Sisti hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Phillies, 2 - Braves, 11
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Dark vs. Bicknell
  
  The umpire calls a balk on Bicknell Sisti moves to second. View Play 
• Phillies, 2 - Braves, 11
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Dark vs. Bicknell
  
  Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 2 - Braves, 11
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Torgeson vs. Bicknell
  
  Torgeson hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 2 - Braves, 11
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Ryan vs. Bicknell
  
  Ryan strikes out. View Play 

Top 9

• Phillies, 2 - Braves, 11
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sisler vs. Bickford
  
  Dick Sisler pinch hits for Hal Wagner.
  
  Sisler hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 2 - Braves, 11
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hollmig vs. Bickford
  
  Stan Hollmig pinch hits for Charlie Bicknell.
  
  Hollmig hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bickford fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Phillies, 2 - Braves, 11
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Ashburn vs. Bickford
  
  Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ashburn for the out. Hollmig moves to second. View Play 
• Phillies, 2 - Braves, 11
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Hamner vs. Bickford
  
  Hamner hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 4/19/1949, game 2 -- Philadelphia at Boston (D)

  Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI    Boston             AB  R  H RBI
Ashburn R, cf         5  1  2  0   Stanky E, 2b          3  2  1  0   
Hamner G, ss          5  0  1  0   Sisti S, 2b           1  0  1  0   
Waitkus E, 1b         4  1  2  2   Dark A, ss            5  2  3  2   
Ennis D, lf           4  0  1  0   Torgeson E, 1b        5  1  1  2   
Nicholson B, rf       4  0  1  0   Elliott B, 3b         4  0  0  0   
Jones W, 3b           4  0  0  0   Ryan C, 3b            1  0  0  0   
Miller E, 2b          4  0  0  0   Russell J, cf         4  0  0  1   
Wagner H, c           3  0  0  0   Reiser P, lf          2  1  0  0   
Sisler D, ph          1  0  0  0   Holmes T, rf          3  1  1  0   
Meyer R, p            1  0  1  0   Salkeld B, c          3  2  3  1   
Donnelly B, p         0  0  0  0   Bickford V, p         4  2  2  2   
Mayo J, ph            1  0  0  0                                      
Bicknell C, p         1  0  0  0                                      
Hollmig S, ph         1  0  1  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     38  2  9  2                        35 11 12  8

Philadelphia     101 000 000 --  2
Boston           004 600 10x -- 11

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Meyer R (L)*          3.0  9  9  6  1  1
Donnelly B            1.0  1  1  1  1  1
Bicknell C            4.0  2  1  1  2  1

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Bickford V (W)        9.0  9  2  1  0  5
  * Pitched to 5 batters in 4th

E -- Dark A 2, Wagner H, Jones W
DP -- Philadelphia 2
LOB -- Philadelphia 9, Boston 5
2B -- Salkeld B
HR -- Waitkus E
SB -- Dark A
HBP -- by Bicknell C (Holmes T)
WP -- Donnelly B
Balk -- Bicknell C
T -- 2:01
A -- 30337

    

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